Samaraweera hits century, De Lange takes seven

Thilan Samaraweera completed a century and Marchant de Lange took seven wickets on debut as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 338 on the second day of the second Test match at Kingsmead on Tuesday.

South Africa were 15 for no wicket at lunch.

De Lange's figures of seven for 81 were the best recorded by any bowler in Test matches in 2011 and put him at the top of an extraordinary crop of eight bowlers who have taken five or more wickets in an innings in their first Test match this year.

Samaraweera made 102 before he was last man out. He became only the second South African to hit a Test century in South Africa, joining Hashan Tillekeratne, who made 104 at Centurion in 2002/03.

Samaraweera and Rangana Herath frustrated the South African bowlers at the start of the day, adding 46 to the overnight total of 289 for seven, with Samaraweera batting watchfully to reach his 13th Test century off 265 balls.

After Samaraweera reached his hundred, Herath top-edged a slog against De Lange and was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher for 30. He had an escape on seven when he played a similar shot against Morne Morkel and was caught by the bowler, only for Morkel to be no-balled after umpire Richard Kettleborough asked for a review.

It was the second time in the series Morkel was denied a wicket after a check on where his front foot had landed.

The tall, strongly-built De Lange quickly wrapped up the innings, having Chanaka Welegedera caught at short leg fending off a vicious bouncer before Samaraweera was caught at deep cover.

Only two South Africans have achieved better figures on debut than De Lange, who was a late replacement for the injured Vernon Philander, who also made an exceptional start to his Test career, with four five- wicket hauls in his first three matches, including five for 15 on debut against Australia.

The best figures by a South African on debut are eight for 64 by Lance Klusener against India in Kolkata in 1996/97.